Gambia vs Malawi: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Gambia
5.5%
in 2025
Malawi
5.6%
in 2025
Gambia rank
67th
Malawi rank
64th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Gambia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 67th and Malawi ranks 64th of 187 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 9.1% | 5.4% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 8.2% | 5.5% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 6.8% | 4.3% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.7% | 0.9% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Gambia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Gambia and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Malawi rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Gambia ranks 67th and Malawi ranks 64th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.